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So i've been reading about and heard a lot of referencing to compiling your own programs and stuff. I also have a VERY limited knowledge of compiling and only done some extremely small compiling while at school using Visual Basics and the sort so im not sure if this will tie in.
But what I THINK the case is, that you get the source code and compile it. Basically. But what are the benefits of this? Wouldn't it be better to just use the precompiled programs to save time. Like why compile it yourself, if you can just download the already compiled program from the website or whatnot. I just need some clarification on why, how, and when to compile programs myself.
But what I THINK the case is, that you get the source code and compile it. Basically. But what are the benefits of this? Wouldn't it be better to just use the precompiled programs to save time. Like why compile it yourself, if you can just download the already compiled program from the website or whatnot. I just need some clarification on why, how, and when to compile programs myself.